By Caleb Manning and Alex Scoville
Art Detour returns in 2016 for its 28th year. The weekend-long art walk has galleries flinging their doors open for longer hours, artists welcoming visitors into their studios and processes and pop-up exhibitions and performances, well, popping up. Downtown Devil staffers aren’t excluded from the excitement. Arts & Entertainment Editor Alex Scoville and “In the Details” columnist Caleb Manning have selected the exhibitions and events that they’re most excited to attend.
Check back on Monday for a full recap and other coverage of Phoenix’s biggest art weekend.
For a full list of participating venues and other Art Detour details, visit the Artlink Phoenix website.
Eye Lounge
419 E. Roosevelt St.
“In Sight: An Ekphrastic Collaboration Between Eye Lounge and Four Chambers”
Friday 6-10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition
One of many downtown arts supergroups forming for Art Detour, Four Chambers Press brought 11 writers in to respond to 11 artists at Eye Lounge for “In Sight.” The exhibition opens Friday night, which also serves as a release party for a limited-run print edition of the show.
Artlink Shipping Container Pop-up
The shipping container located next to Matt’s Big Breakfast on First and Garfield streets
Friday 6-10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition, Pop-up
This pop-up straight from Artlink itself will showcase the work of artists who don’t have downtown studio space.
Brill House (Street Coffee)
625 N. Seventh St.
“Surfacing: An Abstract Show”
Friday 6-10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition, New opening
The debut of Street Coffee’s art arm, Brill House, “Surfacing” is one of Artelshow and {9} The Gallery’s several collaborative satellite locations this Art Detour. The abstract show features the works of more than a dozen artists.
Live on Central
710 N. Central Ave.
“Intersections of (-isms) : Art, Community & Perspectives on Discrimination and Consciousness in America”
Friday 6:15-10:15 p.m.
Performance
A blend of live music, dance, visual art and more tackling social issues brought together by Velnonart, Artelshow, AZCulture.com and ASU Project Humanities. Hip Historian Marshall Shore will run the whole affair.
Phoenix Center for the Arts
1202 N. Third St.
Phoenix Festival de España
Saturday and Sunday 12-5 p.m.
Festival
The center collaborated with Flamenco Por La Vida to bring this two-day arts, food and culture festival back for the third year. There will be dance and music performances around the clock, a flamenco fashion show and a massive paella from Otro Cafe and Phoenix Public Market Cafe chefs. There will also be a special flamenco performance, “INSIDE Flamenco Para Baile, Cuerdas, y Voz,” at the Center’s Third Street Theater at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Modified Arts
407 E. Roosevelt St.
“‘Subsystems’: New works by James Angel”
Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition
Pioneering downtown Phoenix artist James Angel returns to Modified Arts for a solo exhibition tackling a broad subject in an intimate exploration: are there larger systems at place in the natural world, how do they play together and where do we fall?
Chartreuse
1301 Grand Ave.
Mutant Pinata Show
Friday 6-11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition
An Art Detour institution, the Mutant Pinata Show returns for its ninth year to the same space, just under the name and ownership of Chartreuse instead of Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery.
Grand ArtHaus (Oasis on Grand)
1501 Grand Ave.
“Preview”
Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition, New opening
The Oasis on Grand’s new collaborative space and working studio was co-created by {9} the Gallery owner Laura Dragon. The soft opening will feature multiple artists from multiple disciplines and live painting.
First Studio
631 N. First Ave.
“Inglorious Arizona”
Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition
The Arizona Republic has partnered with Artlink Phoenix in a series called “Inglorious Arizona,” aimed at capturing the shadier side of Arizona’s old-west past. The project centers around the stories of more deplorable characters in Arizona history, accompanied by visual art contributed by a variety of Arizona artists. The project will be on display at First Studio over Art Detour weekend.
Grant Street Studios
605 E. Grant St.
“TAG Open Studios event”
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Event, Exhibition
ASU art students will open the doors of Grant Street studios to let the public view their work and meet the people behind it. There will also be scheduled demonstrations, including screen printing, vintage coin stamping and 3D body scanning, in addition to dance performances and featured talks with exhibited artists. The schedule of events is available here.
The Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave.
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Event
The Heard Museum is bringing in a cultural focus for its Art Detour festivities, with live Native music and art demonstrations from Hopi carver Ryon Polequaptewa and Yaqui painter Abel Ochoa. There will also be food and drink available, as well as self-guided tours. More details are available on the Heard Museum website.
Herberger Theatre Center
222 E. Monroe St.
“Art Detour at the Herberger Theatre”
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Event, Exhibition
The Herberger will show the “Coexist Art Exhibit” in its gallery and holding a number of events. Visitors may encounter poetry, storytelling, film shorts or an open mic over the course of Herberger’s weekend-long celebration. The schedule and list of events are available on the Herberger website.
Hjalmarson Clay Art
45 W. Lynwood St.
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Open studio
Halldor and Gail Hjalmarson are opening their Lynwood St. studio to the public this weekend. They will showcase their new works depicting the foods of the Sonoran Desert.
The Nash
110 E. Roosevelt St.
“Phoenix Jazz Showcase”
Friday 7:30-10 p.m., Saturday 1-11 p.m.
Concert
Jazz venue The Nash will celebrate Art Detour in its own musical way with a two-day “Phoenix Jazz Showcase,” featuring four Nash Education Ensembles and seven Phoenix bands. See The Nash’s website for tickets and more details.
Five15 Arts Gallery
515 E. Roosevelt St.
“An All-Members Exhibition”
Friday 6-10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibition
Member-run gallery Five15 Arts will present an exhibition featuring a variety of works by all 10 of its members.
Contact the reporters at csmannin@asu.edu and ascovill@asu.edu.
